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I have been in desperate need of a really good body lotion.
My feet have especially been cracked lately from the rainy weather. My feet inevitably always get wet from the puddles and then dry and get cracked.
Not fun.
So, I went searching around Whole Foods the other day and was super overwhelmed by all of the
nature lotions, moisturizers, and creams out there.
This super nice lady was really patient and helped me understand a lot about lotions, creams, and moisturizers. (there is actually a difference)
Lotion and moisturizers are both creams that are often used to help keep your skin soft and smooth and to keep moisture or water in your outermost layer of skin, but both have different functions. Lotion is placed on top of the skin for different effects/ reasons such as to calm acne while moisturizers are often designed to provide vitamins and oils back into a person's skin.
Lotions usually are thinner and lighter than more oily moisturizing creams (which is why they often come in bottles not jars). Moisturizers are often thicker and work well on super dry skin.
Experts often suggest to use lotions after showering as it creates a barrier on your skin to lock in moisture. I like moisturizers but the heavy often greasy, oily feeling of them do not do well with my skin. I also have very, very, very sensitive skin (as in easy redness) so I went with an unscented lotion.
I ended up buying the Alaffia Everyday Unscented Shea Lotion.
I LOVE it!!!
After researching it, it got some great reviews and I felt like you got a lot of bang for buck-
$10 for 32 oz!
The lotion had other appealing qualities:
fair trade
paraben, SLS, petrochemical, and phthalate free
gluten free
plant based
no animal testing
Shea butter is the fat or oil that comes from the nuts of wild Shea trees in Africa. Shea butter is commonly used to reduce fine lines, stretch marks, scars, and skin irritations like redness, sunburns, and eczema. Science has proven that Shea butter has healing and anti-inflammatory properties. This was especially appealing because I just had my knee surgery and it will help reduce the visibility of my scars. Shea butter also has a lot of antioxidants like vitamins A and E that helps keep skin healthy yet with a light feeling minus the greasy residue which can make my skin crawl.
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Archive for April, 2013
The excitement of Network Marketing
Network Marketing is exciting – it's not supposed to be. You're supposed to just plod along: "Consistent activity" is the watchword… just do a little bit but do it regularly, you hear them say…
But I like the excitement.
Take the artist with the old boat: You could tell he was an artist – and a good one because his house was full of other people's paintings (only an amateur hangs their own paintings. The professional keeps them stacked facing the wall).
But when I met him he had a great fat paintbrush in his hand. He'd been applying two litres of white yacht enamel to his 1952 Blackwater sloop. He did it slowly. He did everything slowly – including making a decision about whether to become my customer. I had to ring him back yesterday.
We know all about this, don't we: "I'm not going to make a decision today… I'd like to think about it…Can I get back to you…"
But when I rang him, he said yes, he'd had a think. He'd looked it up on the Internet and he said: "Let's go for it!"
And so I went back (and found him with his paintbrush in his hand again) and signed him up. While I was in the middle of the process, my phone rang. Being polite, I silenced it. However, driving away and feeling rather pleased with life, I remembered the call and pulled over to pick up the the message. It was a customer who had signed up last week without a second thought. Now she'd had one and she wanted to cancel.
See what I mean by exciting? It's a good idea to see this sort of thing as part of the excitement. You just never know what' s going to happen do you?
Now, I have a rule when this sort of thing happens. It's a bit like someone getting thrown from a horse and having to get back straight on or my daughter when she lost control of her sailing dinghy and crashed into another boat – the coach sent her straight out again.
And me: I headed for Ipswich with my prize draw forms. OK, so I needed to buy a pair of summer shoes but before that, I needed another appointment. I knew I'd get one. I just didn't know that the very first person I talked to would give me one – or that he would be leaving the army in 14 months time and had no idea what he would do then (I have an idea…)
As you can see below, it then took another 14 minutes to get the next appointment which means that if there's any justice, I should make up for the woman who cancelled.
So one way and another it all makes a good story but how do you know it's true – after all I used to be a newspaper reporter and everyone knows you can't believe everything you read in the papers.
Well, I was just making notes about the woman who gave me the second appointment when a man I vaguely recognised came up looking me directly in the eye which is not what I'm used to in the street with my prize draw forms – and then I spotted his badge. He was a distributor with my company. In fact I was sure we had met.
He was astonished. He was elated. He said: "I can't believe I've found you doing exactly what you say you do."
I wasn't sure how to take that…
But at that point, his phone rang. It was his upline checking that he had delivered his two new distributors to the Ipswich training course. Now I did know the upline. The upline was not astonished to hear that had been in the street getting appointments.
Because, as we both know, it's consistent activity that counts. Doing a little bit but doing it regularly…
Exciting, isn't it?
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No Show
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Every town has its rough area: Furniture in the front gardens, cars on bricks – you know the kind of thing – and when you hear someone lives on that street, you know what to expect.
The trouble is you might not know the name of the street next to it which is almost as bad – and as soon as I turned the corner for my appointment yesterday, I groaned. Quite honestly, if this person wanted to join, I was going to have to make some excuse. In fact it was a relief when it turned out they weren't home (why would I expect anything else).
So now I had an hour to spare and no new customer. Guess what I did?
Absolutely: Down to the car park with my prize draw forms. It was a grey day, a little chilly and 2.30 in the afternoon: Not ideal. In fact as I stood there and waited in vain for a passer-by (any passer-by), I wondered if I would do better just to go home and start again on the "No-for-Now" list.
But the wonderful thing about the Prize Draw is that it will always work – anywhere, anytime, any place because it relies not on the weather, not on the time of day, not even on me. It is driven by something that is unstoppable and immutable: The Law of Averages.
You can see what happened below: After eight minutes, the 21st person stopped and agreed to go in for the draw. I asked my questions. The answered "No" to every one of them.
I should explain that the questions are so worded that only the most awkward or stupid person would answer "No". But then the Law of Averages demands that awkward and stupid people be heard.
Another seven minutes went by and another 19 people walked past without stopping. But the 20th did. She was a pleasant woman in her 50s. She gave the right answers. She gave me an appointment for next Tuesday and when I gave her my appointment slip, she asked: "Why don't you give me your surname – you know mine."
So I wrote that down too, adding that I didn't usually because I didn't want people calling me "Mr Passmore". As soon as she saw the name, she asked if I was a member of the sailing club and the next few minutes were spent discussing boats (or as network marketers would say "building rapport")
The next 18 people were not interested but number 19, a woman of retirement age wants me to call her when she gets back from holiday on May 13th. Personally I would like to put it down as another appointment because it felt that certain. However, technically speaking, it's just a call-back and a lot can happen in three weeks.
Still, it just goes to show what you can do with a No-Show
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All you need to know about Network Marketing in three quick stories
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Three things happened this week that can teach us all we need to know about Network Marketing.
First of all I would like you to read an extract from an email sent to me by one of my team. This is a woman who has teenage children, a husband and a part-time job. She's busy. But she joined me because she was determined to have a secure and comfortable future for her family. She told me this several times. She got started, she overcame the early obstacles. She promised me she would never give up – and indeed she didn't.
So finally I decided that this woman was going to be be the one to build her leg of my business. Obviously it made sense for me to help her. So I sent her an email suggesting a home meeting – that if she would like to get some friends round, I would come and present our opportunity to them. What follows is a small section of her reply: "I would love to volunteer to be someone you work closely with to get to the leadership level in 3 years but I am too nervous to invite people to a home group meeting so maybe I am the wrong person for you to ask. I need to think of another way to get a quick start with distributors."
I didn't reply to this because I didn't know how to. There's no point in bullying people but I couldn't think of anything to say that wouldn't be critical. I wanted to say: "If you knew you would make £50,000 from inviting people for a home meeting, would you do it?" but I had used that one to get people to our annual convention. I suppose I was just plain non-plussed at the idea that someone could start a Multi-Level Marketing business and then baulk at the idea of inviting people round for a coffee to look at it. Is she ashamed of it or something?
And then I was invited to a Leadership Meeting by the top distributor in our company. This is a man who knows more about this business than anyone I have ever met. It brings him an income that would make your eyes water and now he sees it as his mission to help as many people as he can to achieve the same (oh, all right it won't do him any harm either but that's Network Marketing for you!)
Anyway he showed us a Youtube clip which I would like you to watch before you go any further. Just copy and paste the link and then come back and read on. Here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW8amMCVAJQ&feature=youtu.be.
Isn't that great? Do you think the leader was nervous? Or the first follower? No, they were too busy having fun to be nervous – or was it that they were so determined to have fun that they overcame their nervousness? We don't know. But what we do know is that the people who followed them did not join in right at the beginning – so what was the reason for that? Was it nervousness? And did they overcome it?
The point is that in this business you do have to stand out from the crowd. If you're not different, why would anyone stop doing what they're doing and start doing what you're doing?
Which means that sometimes we have to do something we don't want to do in order to get what we want to have.
And it just so happened that there was a piece in The Times which illustrated this to perfection. It was by Matthew Syed, the author of the fabulous book "Bounce". He had interviewed Andy Murray about facing Novak Djokovic in the final of the U.S. Open in September 2012. After gaining a two-set lead, Murray had slid back to two sets all and it was looking as though the young man who had come so close to a grand slam title so many times was going to let another one slip through his fingers. He was beginning to believe what people had started to say about him – that he was another British player who just wasn't quite good enough.
Then, during a rest break, Murray went into the changing room and looked at his face in the mirror. The face that looked back at him was haggard and drawn – not the face of a winner.
Suddenly he found himself doing something he had never done before. He gave himself a pep talk.
"You are not going to lose this match," he said to himself. "You are NOT going to lose this match.
As he explained to Syed: "I started out a little tentative, but my voice got louder . 'You are not going to let this one slip. You are NOT going to let this slip. This is your time…'."
And when he walked out onto the court again it was with his head up and confidence in his stride. In short, he looked like a winner.
And guess what he became?
So what will my nervous distributor do? Will she give herself a pep talk? Will she square her shoulders and ring up her friends and say: "You know my part-time business? Well I'm expanding it and I've picked out just a few people to help me take it to the next level – and guess what, you're one of them! There's money in it and you'll have a lot of fun. Come round on Thursday at seven and I'll show you what it's all about. If it turns out to be for you, that's great. If not, that's fine too – but I think you'll love it!"
Do you think the average person could read that over the phone to a friend and survive? I mean, would they be struck down dead or would the world stop turning? In fact would it be anything like as bad as dancing appallingly badly in front of a crowd of total strangers?
Probably not,
In fact what might happen is that some people would turn up and of those, some would join – even if it was out of curiosity.
… and one way or another, the momentum would begin.
Network Marketing Story #318
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Here's a Network Marketing story:
I' m on holiday with my family skiing in Pila in Italy. I am not working. I'll admit to having a pen in my pocket and some cards in my wallet but this is time off.
But yesterday morning my ten-year-old, Hugo, complained once again that one of the clips on his hired skiboot wouldn't do up – and this time we had the opportunity to do something about it.
We found one of the package holiday reps and asked if he could help. Of course he could. If these people weren't cheerful and helpful they would find anoher job. He borrowed a screwdriver and set about adjusting the fastening – and whilst doing so, he started a conversaton.
Please note that he started the conversation not me. He asked me where we were from and I told him. Then it was only polite for me to ask him where he was from. He came from Preston in the North West of the UK.
Then there was a slight pause while he did some more adjusting. Next he asked Hugo what he was missing while we were skiing. Hugo didn't quite know how to answer this so I suggested that he wouldn't be able to sail on Saturday since we don't fly back until Sunday.
And then, of course it was my turn to ask a question. I chose: "Of course next week's the end of the season isn't it? So that will be your last week. What are you going to do then?"
He told me he would go back to his job – and so the social niceties demanded that I ask him what he did.
Please understand that at this point I really had no choice but to ask this question. This was not one of those contrived conversations you read about in books on Network Marketing where you are supposed to strike up apparently innocent conversations with total strangers while secretely your express purpose is to exchange your DVD for their phone number.
The young man told me he was the marketing co-ordinator and trainer for a Direct Sales company dealing in renewable energy products.
"Really?" was what I said, genuinely surprised. "I'm in Network Marketing which is the same sort of thing. Sometimes people call it Multi-Level Marketing or MLM."
And of course you can guess the rest. He asked me about what I did and I explained that I introduce people to my company in much the same way as he does but the difference is that instead of getting a salary for the work I do, I get an on-going commission paid every month based on how much the customer spends and how long they go on paying their bill (which generally speaking, is "a lot" and "forever").
S0 he gave me his phone number and email address and I got out my pen and promised to contact him when he's back in the UK the week after next.
I was rather pleased with the way things had turned out. My wife was not. When Hugo and I joined her and the rest of the family who were waiting with growing impatience at the ski lift, she observed: "You were talking about Network Marketing, weren't you?"
How did she know that?
Still, later in the day, the young man turned up in the restaurant at the bottom of the piste and thanked me again, saying he looked forward to hearing from me – so I felt the time chatting over the errant skiboot had been well spent.
And that, you would think, would be the end of this episde.
Not so: This morning he appeared again – this time at our breakfast table to give us the details for our departure. He had some toast and coffee and handed over the itinerary. Then he said: "This Network Marketing business of yours, how does it work exactly?"
I would have told him but then Aldo, our favourite waiter appeared just at that moment with the last two slices of my birthday cake (this had gone all the way round the dining room the previous evening so you can imagine how big it had been when it started – and I daresay it will feature prominently on the bill!)
Never mind, this meant there was time for a further explanation of the "work once, get paid forever" philosophy and since the young man seemed to be in a hurry, I mentioned that if he wanted to, he could get started right away – do his online training tonight, get his websie set up over the weekend and sign up all his family at the beginnng of next week…
Of course it looked as though the downside would be that once again I would be late for the skilift. But I know my family…
Sure enough, somebody had forgotten their mobile phone. Could I bear to go back and get it?
Well, if I have to…

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"What Will You Do With Your One Wild And Precious Life?" Mary Oliver
You will I am sure remember the very public cardiac arrest of Fabrice Muamba. The 23 year old professional footballer suffered a cardiac arrest in front of thousands of football fans at a Bolton v Tottenham match on the 17th of March 2012. It received wall to wall media coverage at the time.
Cardiac arrest in not the same as a heart attack, which although extremely serious and potentially life threatening, comes in degrees of severity. These days a great many are survivable; my dad survived two heart attacks, several years apart, before succumbing to a third.
Here in the UK those who are unfortunate enough to experience cardiac arrest – dropping dead – have an 8% chance of survival, or to put it another way, a 92% chance of staying dead… but that's not the point of my story.
Fabrice had a huge amount of extremely good fortune. Qualified, competent medical personnel directly on hand to administer resuscitation.
An assertive consultant cardiac surgeon who was spectating in the crowd and who was able to get involved in Fabrice's emergency treatment.
The same consultant also managed to get the ambulance containing Fabrice diverted to the specialist London Chest Hospital where he continued to receive the best possible care.
He was discharged from hospital just as I was finishing this article and is now on the way to recovery, though his career as a professional footballer must be in doubt…but that's not the point of my story.
Question…Do you think, just before the game, as Fabrice prepared himself for the football match, he imagined that he might drop dead on the football pitch?
At about the same time as all this was going on, I became aware that the popular singing artiste James Morrison had released his 'latest single' it is called 'One Life' and as the title suggests, he is reminding us that we do indeed only have one life.
On a personal side note, a good friend of mine in the European FIRO Network, became so impressed with this that after completing her FIRO Training she re-named her consultancy 'One Life' to remind herself and her clients of this simple, powerful fact…but that's not the point of my story.
The principal reason why people sign up to the FIRO Phase I Programme is because they want to learn how to use a powerful method to facilitate change in others. They often discover during the process of learning that there is some aspect of themselves they wish to change too—even though they may not have been fully aware of this at the time of signing up.
FIRO Theory gently reminds us that we have only one life. It asserts that we are accountable to ourselves for the choices we make in creating our one life and that any limits placed on our lives—are self imposed.
In revealing our deeper personal values and motivations FIRO enables us to create a renewed sense of purpose and focus. Many participants describe this effect as liberating.
The point of my story can be summed up in the following quote…
"None of us is promised tomorrow.
Today, in all its beauty, is all we have." [unknown]
No one is promised tomorrow, not you, not me, no one! Of course we all [probably] expect to have our tomorrows and days thereafter. But the real point of this story is, the changes You wish to achieve in yourself and your life, the You that you wish to become, is within your grasp and only your grasp, no one else can do it for you. And the time to start is right now, this very moment, not tomorrow…
"You only get one life, so make sure you live it right"
James Morrison
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Kuala Lumpur: Moving Along./
FSX/P3D. Least anyone forget, A_A Sceneries has been developing Kuala Lumpur for quite a while now. Still no clear indication of when the project will be released however, it will be available this year adding to the long list of 2014's year of Mega Airports. Looking at the screenshots, it's also somewhat difficult to determine the texture quality vs screenshot quality. That said, A_A has a very decent track record of developing nice Asian destinations and I do look forward to adding this to my collection. Here is a few of the recent shots including some added today.


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A major mistake that I have found in my 24 years as a Toledo, Ohio, auto accident attorney is unrepresented people giving recorded statements to the insurance adjusters. The goal of the insurance adjuster is to lock the injured person into a set of facts that can be used to discredit the victim and their injury. This helps the insurance company pay less money.
After I am hired to protect the legal rights and maximize recovery for the injured person, I order up a copy of the recorded statement. Here are but 4 examples of what I have found over the years:
1.The client tells the adjuster they are not injured in the accident: Unfortunately, the client, a week later, began treating for serious injuries that developed a few days later. The statement is used to discredit the injury, the cause of the injury, and the credibility of the client.
2. I'm not sure if my injury is from the accident or a prior problem: That's nice to know, however, if you are not sure then the insurance company will be happy to keep their money and let you foot the bill for treatment.
3. I was not wearing my seatbelt or glasses: The injuries are your fault for not using a legally required safety device. The accident is partially your fault for not being able to see.
4. I knew the driver of my car was drunk but I rode with him anyway: Assumption of the risk is a defense under Ohio law. You may be determined to be more than 50% at fault for assuming the risk.
We sometimes will give a recorded statement later in the case. That is done for strategic reasons only after the client is fully prepared for the questions. The lesson is to not voluntarily give the insurance company ammunition to harm your case.


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When stocks are trending up, trend traders should be buying into these trends.
Our favourite indicator for identifying trends may come as a surprise to some traders. It is not RSI or MACD or Stochastic or anything similar to that, in fact it is good old fashioned breakouts. When price breaks out of a range, this is our first indication price is moving into a trend.
Due to fake breakouts we often filter these moves using the Dynamic Trader criteria. Once we are happy that the breakout maybe sustained, we will look to confirm the trend and buy at breakouts (or breakdowns in downtrends).
The stocks in this video have been mentioned many times while the trends have been in play.
Below is a screenshot of DD. Price has gapped up twice in recent days and is now above the resistance level. Before we can enter this trade we want to wait for confirmation using our criteria. One of which will be we do not want to see price dip below support (previously resistance).
Good trend trading…


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In the Away Mode module, click the box to enable away mode. Customize your start and end times (for example, set your Away Mode times for 12:00am – 6:00am — times when you know you won't be logging into your site.)
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Term insurance is a basic life insurance policy that only covers you life and does not provide any kind of assets building benefits. Term insurance plans have the lowest premium as it is just a protection plan. A pure insurance protection plan, it builds no cash value.
Term insurance is good for you if you do not want to spend too much money on insurance premiums. Though the basic premium rate offered by an insurance company is not negotiable, you can still get the insurance cost lowered by other means. You can select a term plan that offers you no money in case you survive the term of the policy. This is the purest form of life insurance. It provides your family with viable income but offers no benefit on survival. You can also offer to pay premiums annually. The more premiums you pay in a year, the higher will be your premium costs towards the policy. To further reduce the amount of premium, do not purchase riders or additional benefits that do not add value to your insurance needs.


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Sydney Greenish and Jenny Johnson Barker, Co-Chairs: The Litigation Section meetings are held in hosting offices. Telephonic attendance is available for most presentations. The Litigation Section offers both networking/social events as well as lunch & learn events. The Committee is always interested in hearing your suggestions for any events/speakers/topics.
Although the focus of the meetings and topics are geared towards litigation, all RMPA members and their guests are welcome to attend any committee meeting/event.
June 22, 2017 - Networking Happy Hour – Enjoy a summer social and meet other RMPA members and guests. We will have door prizes for this event. Attendees are responsible for their own food/drink. Location: The Historic Union Station – 1701 Wynkoop, in LoDo - Denver. Time: 4:30-7:00 p.m.
September 14, 2017 – Lunch Presentation: Meghan W. Martinez, Managing Partner, The Martinez Law Group, Topic: Join us for this lunch presentation and meet Meghan who represented DISH Network L.L.C. , in Colorado's key medical marijuana case. Meghan will present on the case, Colorado marijuana laws and a look at nationwide trends and forecasts. Location: Xcel Energy, 1800 Larimer Street, Denver, 80202. Additional topic details will be included on the invitation.
October 12, 2017 – Lunch Meeting: Join other RMPA members and guests for an open discussion – including trends, work flows that work (and don't work), bring any questions or topics you'd like to discuss and learn more about other practice areas within litigation. Lunch will be provided. Location: Xcel Energy, 1800 Larimer Street, Denver, 80202.
November 9, 2017 – Lunch Presentation- Rob Kelso, Co-Founder of Forensic Pursuit. Topic: Expert Testimony: The impact on an expert's testimony given at trial is key to your case. Join us to learn more about expert testimony related do digital evidence within a variety of practice areas including: criminal fraud, criminal cases, intellectual property theft, domestic relations and civil litigation. Location: Xcel Energy, 1800 Larimer Street, Denver, 80202. Additional topic details will be included on the invitation.
December 5, 2017 – Networking Holiday Social Happy Hour - Location: Urban Farmer at the Oxford Hotel, 1600 17th Street, Denver, 80202. Enjoy a social setting with other RMPA members and colleagues. We will have door prizes for this social event – Attendees are responsible for their own food/drink. Time: 4:30- 7:00 p.m.
We hope to see you at a future section meeting/event. For any questions or ideas on future meeting topics, speakers or locations, please contact Sydney Greenish at [email protected]


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Why Do We Use Contractions?
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You might use a stopwatch, a clock with a second hand, or a web based timing tool to keep observe of the frequency and duration of your contractions. Labor contractions get stronger and extra painful over time, whereas false contractions are typically weak. If it's not your first baby then it actually is determined by your earlier delivery history as to how lengthy these contractions may final.
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When you might be 26 weeks pregnant, you are within the second trimester of the being pregnant and virtually on the third trimester stage. Several sets of demonstrative pronouns originated as contractions of aquí (right here) + pronoun, or pronoun + otro/a (different): aqueste, aqueso, estotro etc. Women are more than likely to start out researching and making an attempt out natural induction methods throughout the previous couple of weeks of being pregnant. If you do want any steady monitoring of your contractions and your baby's heartbeat, you can nonetheless put on the monitor while standing or kneeling. As your labour gets going, your contractions will often get stronger, longer and nearer together.
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If you build it, they will come. If you burn it, they won't.
The Baltimore Orioles play the Chicago White Sox in an empty Camden Yards today. The looters took baseball away along with bottles of Mad Dog 20/20 and rolls of Charmin.
A diamond not surrounded by fans is apparently a first in the history of Major League Baseball. Like the Boston Red Sox rising from the dead of an 0-3 deficit to defeat their arch rivals for the AL pennant or Madison Bumgarner single-handedly (that would be his left hand) winning a World Series for the San Francisco Giants, a game that nobody sees isn't something you're likely to see again in your lifetime.
Hurricane Irene blew away 22,000 Florida Marlins paid attendees at Sun Life Stadium in 2011. An unofficial tally counted 375 fans in the park. Late in the 1966 season, the Yankees hosted the Chicago White Sox before 413 paid spectators. Bobby Murcer and Joe Pepitone, apparently, didn't excite the Bronx the way Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig did. On September 8, 1916, a rain delay left 23 fans in Shibe Park to watch the New York Yankees defeat the Philadelphia Athletics. But the MLB record comes from Wormtown, where the last place Worcester Ruby Legs (winning percentage .214) hosted the second-to-last-place Troy Trojans (winning percentage .422) on September 28, 1882. The Ruby Legs, alternatively known as the Brown Stockings and even less creatively as the Worcesters, attracted just six locals. Mercifully, the franchises folded after just one more game.
If a ballgame is played in a city, and nobody watches, does anybody win?
The players still collect a check even if they don't encounter a cheer. Nearly everyone else loses a payday.
Baltimore vendors sell no hot dogs, no beers, no peanuts. Ushers seat no fans. A scalper's task of moving tickets, normally aided by the forces of supply and demand, becomes exponentially harder (though not impossible for the more skilled track-suited entrepreneurs known for hustling non-existent seats). The bars on Eutaw Street, where a preadolescent Babe Ruth downed beers and dented baseballs, serve a few depressing day drinkers instead of an overflow of baseball revelers. Hotel rooms and lot spaces remain as empty as the park.
Who will shout "O" during the National Anthem? Does the Oriole Bird root the team on or play ostrich for the day? Will the Orioles blast "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" during the seventh-inning stretch? If Chris Davis belts a dramatic, game-tying homer, does he still make a curtain call?
The eery, surreal scene answers these and other, unasked questions at 2:05 p.m. Eastern. We don't know what to expect because a sport rooted in tradition breaks with it today. No precedent exists. No one has seen a game that no one has seen.
The ghost-town game represents a low low, though not the low, in the history of Baltimore sports. Even when the Colts played their first game in Indianapolis, Loudy Loudenslager showed up to Memorial Stadium. Nobody goes to Oriole Park at Camden Yards today.
The 45,971 empty seats at least hold one reason for optimism. You can't sink to less than zero.


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His work is dark, aggressive, strange and yet totally fascinating. He is one of those artists that I would love to spend a late night in a whiskey bar with to pick his brain and try to understand where his crazy visions come from. I love his work, his skills with a pencil and a piece of paper never disappoint. His paintings, always primarily black in colour are so unique in subject that you can't help but just get involved, often making me say out loud, 'Ha...that's so clever.'
So with that, you can imagine how totally over the moon I am to be managing his first London solo show for MYA Gallery. The exhibition, L'imprévisible Imaginaire opens on Thursday the 15th of October at London's Truman Brewery as part of the Moniker Art Fair 2015. Now in it's sixth year Moniker Art Fair has earned a reputation as of one of most exciting contemporary art fairs with its roots embedded in urban culture, a perfect setting to present Bom.K to the UK market for the first time.
Bom.K's new collection of paintings and over 25+ sketches is a mix-matched selection of various subjects he has been working with as an artist. He presents to the London market a collection of paintings that offer a preview look at themes he will be working with in the coming year.
Born in Paris in the 7O's, Bom.K discovered graffiti during his youth and went on to create the Da Mental Vaporz in 1999 with Iso and Kan. One monumental wall after the other, the crew continuously kept pushing the aesthetical boundaries of graffiti, developing groundbreaking themes for the times, such as madness, life in the peripheral suburbs, social exclusion, fear and hate.
Since 2005, Bom.K has developed his style in the comfort of his studio, with the same aesthetical insanity and ambition than his exterior works. After previous sold out exhibitions in France and the United States, Bom.K will, for the first time, present a collection of paintings and sketches for the London market. The exhibition, L'imprevisible Imaginaire, includes a powerful look into the various stubjects Bom.K wishes to experiment with as an artist and offers viewers a look into the mysteries behind his unique vision.
Friday, 16th October from 12pm - 9pm
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I know these are two completely different mics, from a shotgun mic to an actual recording device, however I would like some input on what to buy out of these two.
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Brief: Write a short reflective account of your own views on the picturesque.
As I am almost half way through this course, it is a good opportunity for reflecting on what I have learnt so far. So, have my views changed about landscape photography and what do I understand as being 'picturesque'.
I am much more aware of the possibility of photographing the least obvious places, such as the edgelands. The places that pass us by, without leaving a lasting impression or making us yearn to return there. Sublime landscapes can instill a sense of excitement or trepidation. Landscapes can also have aesthetical qualities which make them beautiful.
Therefore a picturesque landscape exists somewhere between beauty and sublime. It may consist of curved rolling hills, softly focused, underneath a hazy sunset. Or it might portray majestic mountain tops, which tower up into a hostile sky. The term 'picturesque' is derived from the Italian 'pittoresco', which translates as 'in the manner of a painter'. A picturesque landscape is a view that is pleasing on the eye. It would not look out of place adorning the wall of an art gallery or a home. These views often include rural or pastoral themes, depoliticising the countryside.
Looking back at my first two landscape assignments, I can see that I am drawn to the countryside when photographing this genre. My idea of the picturesque would feature elements of the natural environment, with some thought to composition and the use of natural light. In addition to this, I would also tend to orientate my camera so that the scene is framed in a 'landscape' view. Maybe this is because the open countryside lends itself to this viewpoint, allowing sufficient space to fit everything in. Furthermore, I have always sent and received postcards that are in landscape.
Would I consider the city to be picturesque? The high-rise buildings and tightly packed shops make it difficult to frame an image in a landscape orientation, without cutting something out. The bright lights and intimidating skyscrapers would be more akin to the sublime. Therefore I wouldn't consider urban views as picturesque. I would also find it difficult to disassociate urban landscapes from street photography.
In conclusion, an effective or successful landscape photograph would make someone want to visit the place to see it for themselves, or that it accurately depicts their previous visit to that place.


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Mention the organisation name 'Nike' and all sorts of images of sports, famous athletes and dashing sport apparel come to mind. It is certainly one of the most desired employers to work for.
We recently met up with Leong Wee Pheng FCCA, Senior Finance Director at Nike Southeast Asia, to find out what it's like to work in such an organisation.
As the Senior Finance Director, she also sees herself as a coach whose primary responsibility is to motivate her team to perform to the best of their ability for the benefit of the whole organisation.
Upon graduation from the National University of Singapore with a degree in business, she joined Motorola Electronics in Singapore as a Cost Accountant. There, she climbed the corporate ladder, taking on cost accounting, general accounting and eventually, she embraced a regional role where she was responsible for planning and analysis.
It was then that she realised the need for a professional accounting qualification that could provide her with a stronger background in accounting. She wanted to be well-grounded in the core knowledge and principles of accounting.
Armed with the ACCA Qualification and experience in Motorola Electronics, she assumed the role of Financial Planning Manager (Asia Pacific) with Seagram Asia for four years, before moving on to Pan United, a Singapore-listed company as its Corporate Financial Controller. This was where she learnt about how to deal with the board and how to generate shareholder value. She was also able to apply her accounting knowledge as she had to think and act like an entrepreneur during the corporate demerger of the company.
She joined Nike in 2003 where she has been ever since, having been promoted several times and given regional roles that add to her already illustrious resume.
Some of the regional roles she has under her belt include being the Financial Controller of Nike Taiwan before becoming controller of Nike China in 2008. As she was in China when the country was just opening up, she recalls, "They were very aggressive. They would tell you they want to learn more."
After an exciting time in China, she returned to Singapore in 2009 where more promotions came her way. She has been in her current position since 2013. She sees herself as being a partner to business, supporting the growth of the company. She says, "As a finance professional, you have a choice to say, "I am just focusing on my finance function." With an understanding of business and strategy, you can start thinking about how you merge business strategy with finance."
Read more about Leong Wee Pheng's journey over here.
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Four years ago I stepped out of a vintage Rolls Royce, in a torrential downpour, and married my best friend. Tonight, we will celebrate by putting Josephine to bed and ordering take out. And it's a pretty safe bet that we will be asleep by 10. My how life has changed in these four years! And to think, at this time next year we will be living life in London. Happy Anniversary, Pete! Love ya.instagram/facebook/pinterest/bloglovin'
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happy anniversary lovebirds! yes, the anniversaries do change after the little ones but honestly sometimes it's so nice to take the pressure off and order take out. enjoy!ReplyDelete
thanks lesley! we probably would have done the same thing even without the little one in the picture, if i'm being totally honest. give me takeout and a bottle of wine over a fancy dinner any night...but at least now we have a good excuse to be lame-os ;)ReplyDelete
happy anniversary! sounds like the perfect way to celebrate!ReplyDeleteReplies
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The Street seems generally upbeat on Microsoft's bold move, despite the probability that margins will take a hit as the company extends its position in the hardware market. Keep in mind that Microsoft has actually been making hardware for a long time: The Xbox and Kinect are the most obvious example, and they have long been a player in mice; let's for the moment not mention the Zune music player and Kin mobile phone.
As I noted yesterday, there is still zero information on specific pricing and availability, and little clarity on the cost structure for the new tablets, so modeling the financial impact on Microsoft results is basically a guessing game. But the general view is that if the tablets gain even modest traction, they should be additive to revenue and EPS.
Here are some excerpts from this morning's batch of Street commentary on the debut of Surface.
MSFT is up $1.08, or 3.6%, to $30.92.


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Vanya on 42nd Street Trailer (1994)
13 September 1994 Drama, Romance 119 mins
An uninterrupted rehersal of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" played out by a company of actors. The setting is their run down theater with an unusable stage and crumbling ceiling. The play is shown act by act with the briefest of breaks to move props or for refreshments. The lack of costumes, real props and scenery is soon forgotten.
Watch the official Vanya on 42nd Street 1994 trailer in HD below or find more Vanya on 42nd Street videos on Vidimovie.


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Put on my shoes (put on my socks first) grab my brand new hat and find my way. I'm tired of feeling like I don't know anyone. Tired of being the guy that has no fun but Im not the only one. We're in the top of the ninth and guess who's up? I guess it's up to me. Sometimes its hard to run from doubt. Id feel like hell if I struck out but Im not the only one. Somtimes I see the world like a fish through a zip-loc baggy in the hands of a six year-old parading in the sun. Sometimes it seems as if the world is out to destroy me. I am a victim but Im not the only one.
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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (French: Valérian et la Cité des mille planètes) is a 2017 French science fiction action-adventure film written and directed by Luc Besson and co-produced by Besson and his wife, Virginie Besson-Silla. The film is based on the French science fiction comics series Valérian and Laureline, written by Pierre Christin and illustrated by Jean-Claude Mézières. It stars Dane DeHaan as Valerian and Cara Delevingne as Laureline, with Clive Owen, Rihanna, Ethan Hawke, Herbie Hancock, Kris Wu, and Rutger Hauer in supporting roles. Besson independently crowd-sourced and personally funded Valerian and, with a production budget between $177–209 million, it is both the most expensive European and independent film ever made. It has already been considered a box office bomb.
The film was released by STX Entertainment on 21 July 2017 in the United States and on 26 July in France by EuropaCorp. Valerian received mixed reviews from critics, who criticized the writing and plot but praised the visuals, and has grossed $27 million worldwide. In its opening weekend, after a very low opening and taking into account its budget, the film has already been considered a box office bomb. In France, the film had the second best opening day of 2017 and was projected to gather 1.8 million spectators during the first week.


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Coconut oil is still controversial in the medical community and after seeing some of the bogus claims on the internet, I can understand why. No, it's not a miracle weight loss supplement nor will it cure cancer. However I am confident that research is going to continue to show health benefits from coconut fats. Why the confidence? Coconut products like coconut milk, extra-virgin coconut oil and coconut butter are minimally processed plant foods, and just like every other plant, it is full of many other health promoting compounds. If the history of bad diet advice has taught us anything, we know the health of a food isn't determined by a single nutrient.
To settle the debate, let's look at the big picture. Most recipes that call for coconut products use it to replace butter, cream and other dairy fats, which we know for certain do not promote heart health. When examining it's healthfulness, consider coconut's ability to replace animal fats. For example, in this recipe coconut milk is used instead of ice cream. And guess what? It's equally delicious!
Have you ever noticed that strawberries look like little hearts? Well, that's just God's way of reminding you they are good for your heart! Super cheesy, but I like it! And it's true - one study found strawberries reduced makers of cardiovascular disease, including cholesterol and clotting proteins in people with metabolic syndrome.
Berries are the most nutrient-dense type of fruit and compared to all other berries, strawberries are the fourth highest in antioxidant capacity. Basically, they're the nutrition version of being top 10% of your class at Harvard. Strawberries are an excellent source of vitamin C, a nutrient associated with a lower risk of heart disease and improved immune function. One cup of strawberries contains 150% your daily needs of vitamin C, which is more than an orange, the food we usually associate with vitamin C.
- 1/3 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1 lb fresh strawberries, hulled
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil, melted
- 2 tablespoons chia seeds
- 2 tablespoons honey
- Juice of 1 lime, divided
- 1 15-ounce can full fat coconut milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Place a rack in the upper 1/3rd of the oven and preheat it to 350 degrees. Spread the coconut evenly on a baking sheet and toast for about 3-5 minutes until golden. You may want to give it a good stir halfway so it doesn't burn on one side.
- Place the strawberries on a baking sheet and toss with the coconut oil. Roast until soft and juicy looking, about 18-20 minutes. Remove from the oven and transfer to a food processor. Add chia seeds, 1 tablespoon of honey and juice of half the lime. Blend until pureed.
- In a small bowl, stir together the coconut milk, lime juice, 1 tablespoon honey and vanilla extract. Stir the toasted coconut into the milk.
- Divide the strawberry into the popsicle molds, filling halfway. Freeze for one hour until firm. Remove from freezer and top with coconut milk mixture and add popsicle stick. Place back in the freezer and chill overnight or 6 hours.
- Before eating, run briefly under hot water to loosen the mold. Make 60 more to last you till fall.


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"...service takes on its true character when we do things with others. This is never an easy road to travel. It is the slow road requiring much patience and care. We find it easier to do things for others. We can then be our quick and efficient selves. We can then set the terms and conditions. We can then be available or withdraw when it suits us...a slow job done together is better than a fast job done alone." Dare To Journey Charles Ringma #39
Proverbs 15:30 "A cheerful look brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the bones."
(Years ago my husband and I were homeless...in between jobs and in between homes. So we were living on the graciousness of others.)
I needed some place to cry. I am not in my home so I can't cry here because I don't want my in laws to hear me. They would ask why and I wouldn't be honest---adding sin to sin.
I'm embarrassed to say I'm crying because I'm mad; mad at my husband for not supporting my viewpoint around the kitchen table, mad that I can't have my own way---cook when I want, how I want, what I want. I am mad that I don't have my own nest to ruffle my feathers in and cluck about proudly. I'm a momma bird swooping around the trees looking for home and having to share a nest with another momma bird. Even though it is not my nest I brazenly strut my will about the kitchen as if I am Queen hen of the roost. It doesn't take long for my clucking to start the other patient and contented ones into a cluck of their own. I have stirred the roost.
So what did I do after saying harsh words to my husband and polite silence to my kind and generous in-laws (I am no easy daughter-in-law)? I should have grabbed my husband and hugged him and told him I was sorry. I should have kissed my parents and thanked them for their generosity in offering their home to us without financial obligations. I should have blessed the Lord for His provision to us through them while we are jobless.
No. After thirty-five years of conferences, retreats, scripture memory, perfect church attendance, daily quiet times...I got up and left. Passive-aggressive I believe they call that. Fifty-five years old and I still act like a child. When will I grow up? That is what my father used to say when I was 12 and I'm still saying it to myself today.
What was my verse for today? A cheerful heart brings joy and health. Well, I've blown that verse today. Lord, help! I need a change of attitude!
And you know, the Lord didn't slap me around. He could have. I deserved it. No. He gave me these verses instead. Psalm 90:1,2,12 "LORD , You have been our dwelling place in all generations (I don't need a home, I have Him), before the mountains were brought forth, or ever You had formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God (my clucking stops when I remember who is God)...So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom." I'm learning, I'm in process, I can start over, I will say sorry. I will appreciate today. God help me to gain a heart of wisdom and to live obediently.
I could not be in control so I sinned out of control. What about you? Are there some issues that make you easily irritated? Confess, receive His forgiveness, and tell the person you are sorry.
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Rem Brands, Inc. is very exciting about its breakthrough technology for use in diaper materials (both child and adult) and other personal care products. Application of this technology/IP to diapers and feminine care products provides highly efficacious and cost effective odor reduction and control when incorporated in these consumer products. On receiving the news, Dr. David Schneider, CEO commented, "We are most excited about this granted patent because it has application across a large consumer market segment. Compared with other attempts at odor control in such products, our technology is the most effective solution to this difficult odor problem. Soon we expect to partner with companies that will bring this game changing IP to the consumer marketplace for better consumer experiences."
The patent expiration is February 23, 2030.
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How to Start a Plumbing Business
So, you want to start a plumbing business. This could be a terrific decision, or, it could be the worst idea ever. Starting a plumbing business, or any business really, involves a certain amount of structured thinking to put everything in place, and making sure that you have thought of everything. By following this strategy planning process, you will have covered all the important aspects of getting your planning and strategy in the right place, and this will make the starting of your own plumbing business some 450% more successful.
The Strategy Required to Start Any Business
Starting a plumbing business, a bakery, or a high-tech company all requires the same basic thinking strategy. To remember it best, use the EASI acronym. In this case, E stands for emotion, A for achieving a win, S for simple and straightforward and I for the implementation.
Everybody wanting to start a business should be aware that it is going to involve plenty of challenges, hardships, stress, worry, and a multitude of other issues. The process of starting a business has often been likened to jumping off a cliff, and building an aeroplane on the way down. It will mean sleepless nights, long working hours and the unwavering support of family and friends around you. This is real, and the reason so many start-up businesses fail.
The first step, therefore, is to examine the reasons that you want to start the business in the first place. This involves an examination of the emotions, or feeling behind the rationale of starting your own plumbing business. Everyone will have their own reasons for wanting to start their business. It may be as a last resort as they are unable to find employment in the field, it may be that they hate having a boss, it may be that they want to become extraordinarily wealthy. Whatever the reason, it is essential that the owners of the business, if there are more than one, are aware of the strength of their emotions regarding the venture. This will determine the power of the motivation, the real forces behind the venture, and, with the aid of a skilled consultant, allow the prospective business owners to determine if their vessel will survive the storms on the ocean, or if there needs to be some additional emotional management included.
The second item speaks to the vision, or goal of the organisation. A prospective plumbing business may have as its goal to be a loss leader and therefore a tax write-off. It may be that achieving a win with the business would be familial survival, or putting children through school. Either way, all the owners need to be able, collaboratively, to understand what the goal is and to have a combined vision of the business that everyone can buy into. Without this shared vision, any subsequent planning and strategizing will ultimately be negated and sporadic, with everyone involved having different goals and aims, instead of pulling together in the right direction.
Keep Things Simple and Straightforward
It does not take any real skill to make things more complex. The real genius in any situation is to make things more simple. This line of thinking is propagated by all the top entrepreneurs such as Richard Branson, Bill Gates, and Elon Musk. Albert Einstein often used to say that if you couldn't explain a thing to a six-year-old, you didn't understand it yourself. In light of this strategic thinking, the next piece of advice is to keep all your plans and strategies simple and straightforward. Set a goal that everyone involved, all the stakeholders, can buy into. See where you currently are, and plan a way to get to that goal that all concerned can understand, appreciate, and take ownership of.
The final step in setting up a new plumbing business is to implement the strategy. Without a rigorous implementation strategy and plan, all the goal-setting and personal examination of business vision and motivation will just become a distant wish. Implementation plans fall into five basic categories; overall business strategy, financial planning, human resources and communications, sales and marketing, and project management. All businesses must be able to conduct planning with respect to these five regions of business expertise in order to be successful.
Implementing Your Plumbing Business Strategy
The first step in initiating the plan within all the five sectors that need examination is to complete a real, practical, and genuine business plan. Having gone through the initial strategic thinking process as outlined above, compiling an overall business plan should be relatively easy. Nevertheless, failing to spend sufficient time aligning a business plan to the strategy will mean that the business is also likely to fail, because one of the well-known factors in determining business success is that more than 80% of successful businesses have determined their overall strategy in detail, aligned the business plan, gone into each aspect of the business plan in detail, and repeat this strategic thinking process regularly amongst all the stakeholders.
Once the business plan has been compiled in detail, with all the necessary inputs being not only realistic but pragmatic as well, then the detailed considerations in each of the five business aspects can begin. This should dovetail with the business plan, but expand on the details simply stated in the plan to some extent. In the case of a plumbing business as we are considering here, some of the parameters in these five aspects of the business will be examined. Not in an attempt to intimidate any prospective plumbing entrepreneurs, but rather in an attempt to illustrate the importance of this strategic thinking process, and the reasons why it should be conducted in detail, and why utilising effective and experienced business consultants will not only increase the chances of success, but probably save substantial money in the medium to long term.
Five Business Areas to Conduct Planning
These five business areas, as related to a plumbing business, are strategy, financial, sales and marketing, human resources and communications, and projects. Overall strategy has been discussed in some detail, and following the above instructions will guarantee success in this regard.
The financial planning aspect when starting a plumbing business is of crucial importance. A detailed understanding of potential income, and expenditures related to the running of the business need to be examined. Whereas these are obviously tied in the overall strategy, the practical aspects of a plumbing business will need to be added by the stakeholders, using their experience and knowledge of the field. Office premises, the maintenance of stock and supplies, transport, and the ability to survive until the income exceeds the costs needs to be determined. All potential financial considerations, such as stakeholder input, the possibility of generating loans and financial support and receiving up-front payments all need to be planned in great detail.
Income of a plumbing business is directly related to the amount of work undertaken and the charges levied on this work. In an overall sense, the amount of income must exceed the costs of the business, and the aim of any sales and marketing plan is to ensure that this is, in fact, the case. With the advent of social media and the internet, the avenues available to market a business have increased exponentially. The starting point for any plumbing business, like any service related business, is to determine in as much detail as possible who exactly the people are that would be providing the business with revenue. These people, as a whole, are called the buying persona of the business. A plumbing business may, for instance, decide to stay small and provide after-hours services to family and friends, or it may target large corporate projects and tenders. Or anything in between. The better any prospective plumbing organisation understands exactly the behaviour, like, needs, wants, and aims of their prospective market the better they will fare. The example here is that a plumber who caters to the lower end of the economic market would use more print media and posters to advertise the business, while a plumber catering to an upper market segment may elect to use social media more since richer people have smartphones and will be reachable using digital platforms.
The Reasons Why You Should Start An Online Business
Whether you are attracted to an internet business because you hate your current job, want to improve your circumstances, or would like a more flexible lifestyle, the internet offers all these opportunities.
Why An Internet Business?
1- Flexibility
Many people come to find themselves with an internet business through necessity rather than deliberate creation. For me, I needed a flexible job which I could work around contract work. It didn't come in often but when the phone rang, I needed to take the work. This presented all kinds of problems. Normal work didn't pay as well and employers didn't want me taking large chunks of time off when the other work came in!
I tried juggling several jobs over a number of years but nothing seemed to fit. At around the same time I was attempting to use e-bay to buy and sell for a bit of extra money. It wasn't until later that I discovered affiliate marketing. Affiliate marketing, for those who don't know is a kind of referral selling. You point links from your website to other people's goods and services. The link is tracked so that when you make a sale you are rewarded for it with a commission.
Once you know how to do this you can set up links from your online content to other people's products and services. You can also use paid advertising to find people all over the world to sell to. This was perfect for my work because I could take my laptop anywhere with me and as long as I had an internet connection I could work. It didn't interfere with the work when it came up, I had no boss to answer to so it was the perfect solution.
2 – Automation
There's also a number of other reasons why I chose an internet business – and why you should too! The flexibility of the business was my primary concern. I wanted to be able to choose my own hours so I could take work when it came without any complications. But the other reason I chose this particular model was the ability to use technology to 'leverage' my time and income.
Once I had a website and content up and running, it kept going and I was able to make sales and deliver products without being physically present. This is the 'magic' of an online business. The automation involved with an online business means that you can do the work once and let that work keep running in the background. You can make sales and deliver products over and over through the same piece of content or advert, which can run an virtual autopilot 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year.
Each piece of content you create can send people to a landing page and sell a product. By creating many pieces of content and sharing them online you can build multiple sources of income which can all run continually, working as your own 'automated sales team'.
3 – Ability To Scale
Along with this amazing automation is the ability to scale your business. Because there is no human intervention in the 'sales loop', multiple sales can happen instantaneously through the same platforms. Your content and advertising can be grown over time and scaled instantly (in the case of paid advertising). As your content gets more shares and more people flow through your website and content, your sales grow as a result. If you use paid advertising you can also scale a profitable campaign up easily by increasing your daily budget.
The automation of an online business makes it very easy to scale. In the case of a physical business this often means more staff, sales tools, larger office space and a whole lot more expense and hassle. With an online business everything is already in place. You simply need to send more customers through the automated sales systems with content and/or paid advertising methods.
What You're Doing Wrong As An Entrepreneur Or In Your Small Business
Business owners and entrepreneurs are not always good at asking for help. Be honest, when did you last reach out to someone? Perhaps this is the reason why they are entrepreneurs in the first place. Business owners are self motivated and self reliant. But if you're operating a business in this way, it could be the one thing which stands in the way of progress.
Entrepreneurs are hard workers too and will work hard in areas which many people wouldn't consider. They look forward to the long term effects of their actions rather than for immediate rewards. Often business owners have built up their businesses over many years of difficulties and sacrifice.
However, thinking into the cause and effects of all this work there is one thing in common: you. As the 'owner' of a business it can be easy to become complacent. Perhaps business growth isn't what it should be? You are always the limiting factor in your life. Unless you are growing, your business isn't.
If you keep operating from the belief that you know everything, you will always keep getting the same results in your business, and in your life. Growing in awareness and developing your self along with your business is what smart entrepreneurs do.
Working Hard And Smart
It can be easy to run things 'as you've always run things'. You can get stuck in a mode of operation, especially if you're largely on your own. But working hard and working smart are not the same things. You need to get smart about working hard if you are to make any progress. Don't become a 'busy fool' doing those things which you have always done, just because it's always been that way.
Smart business owners know this, and work hard at learning what the best activities are to move their business forward. This 'trap' of working as a 'technician' in the role of an entrepreneur is easy to fall into. This is especially true if you have recently 'graduated' from a role as an employee to that of an 'owner'.
The role of an employee is to listen to your boss and do the best for them. You are paid by the hour, or for work done. An owner on the other hand isn't paid for their time. They get paid when the business makes a profit. As such this is an entirely different role. Ask yourself whether you are playing a 'technician' role in your business. Should you be doing things differently? Can someone else be employed to do what you are doing? If so the answer should seem obvious. Your role should be the 'driving engine' of the business, the overseer and the planner.
Smart Advertising
Advertising is the 'engine' of your business. If cash is the 'life blood' of your business, advertising is the heart beat. Without a successful and progressive advertising campaign, your business will at best stand still. If you're standing still while other competing businesses move forward, you're effectively moving backwards.
Today we are lucky to have the internet as a source of advertising. We can reach anyone globally and target them down to their preferences, intent and geographical location. Platforms like Google's AdWords and Facebook advertising let us 'follow' our potential customers around the internet. Should someone land on our website and not purchase, we can remind them of our business later on. The advertising available to business owners today is very clever, and we should definitely be capitalizing on it.
Small Business Marketing
There's a lot that's changed recently with online marketing. Most people now go straight to Google to search for something they want. The phone book is out and Google, or search traffic is in. If you are a small business owner you can benefit from the internet as a source of business. What's even better is that you can tap into this resource for free if you have a physical business.
Google Places
Google Places lets you advertise your local business for free in the search results. When someone searches for a local business in your area, your results will come up first for many searches. This is a simple cost effective strategy you should definitely be employing in your business. With Google Places, you list your local business and Google will send you a confirmation postcard with a Google verification code on it. Once you have verified your listing with this code, Google knows you actually reside at this address, or run a business from it.
Google Places works wonders for small business owners who work from a certain location. If you're not on it you are definitely missing out on business. Plus, your competitors could be using it which means they could be taking your potential customers. To use Google Places just do a quick search for it on Google and it will take you through the setting up process.
Bing Places
Bing also offer this same listing on their own search engine. It's just like Google Places so not much to add here really. Simply fill out your details on the online platform and verify your listing when you receive a code in the post. When you create your listing you will have to list your business within a certain category, or two. Look through the existing categories and find the one or ones which are the best fit for your business. This is the same as Google Places. By listing in more than one category, if the platform allows, you can benefit from a number of searches within your local area.
Other Listings For Free
Yell and Yahoo also offer free listings for businesses too. Also do a 'Google search' for local directories and free listings and you will find a range of sites which offer free business listings in your area. In some cases even the extra links back to your website can make a difference to your ranking, even if the link itself doesn't bring you more business.
You may well not have the time or inclination to start a blog. However, in some business areas blogging is a good way to increase your business reach online in a fairly cost effective way. Depending on your business, and whether it opens itself to a blog, you can get some good results by targeting some keywords in your business niche, or simply writing compelling content and sharing on social media.
Keyword Research
You can use Google's free keyword planner to search for terms which are already getting hits on the search engine. By finding long tail keywords in your business niche and writing good content for them, you stand more chance of being listed on the search engine. If you can find untapped keywords which bring in customers to your business, you can write articles which will bring in customers for free for years to come for free.
Paid Advertising
After you have exhausted the free methods of advertising, you can start looking at paid advertising methods. Many business owners try and fail with paid advertising. This is why it is worth learning properly the do's and don'ts of paid advertising.
Pay per click advertising can make a massive impact on your business. But you should also be very careful. Make sure you start out with a small budget and get properly educated on how to create adverts and which keywords to choose. In particular look at the different types of keyword matches. Get this wrong and you can easily burn through your budget and list your advert for entirely the wrong audience.
However, paid advertising is remarkably scalable. Once you have a campaign which works you can easily increase your budget and you are in a position to pay for new customers.


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Ground Resistance Tester - UL requires that an electrical system using a metal chassis earth ground connection have a resistance of less than 0.1ohms. This resistance must be tested with actual line current in excess or 10 amps. The circuit shown uses a couple of LEDs to indicat . . . Hobby Circuit designed by Dave Johnson P.E.-April, 2001
Low Battery Voltage Flasher - This circuit is designed to monitor two alkaline cells (3v) that form the battery often used in portable electronic equipment. . . Circuit by David Johnson P.E.-January, 1998
GMR Sensors Manage Batteries - 09/02/99 EDN-Design Ideas The past few decades have seen remarkable progress in magnetic-sensor technology. Early and current sensors exploit the Hall effect; more recent devices use an effect called giant magnetoresistance(GMR]. GMR sensors use semiconductor processing of materi __ Circuit Design by D Ramirez and J Pelegri, University of Valencia, SpainSeptember 2, 1999
Ground Resistance Tester - UL requires that an electrical system using a metal chassis earth ground connection have a resistance of less than 0.1ohms. This resistance must be tested with actual line current in excess or 10 amps. The circuit shown uses a couple of LEDs to indicate . . . Hobby Circuit designed by Dave Johnson P.E.-April, 2001
HF AC Millivoltmeter adapter - Intended for use past 200 kHz, this adapter changes HF AC voltages between 2 mv P-P and 200 mv P-P to the corresponding DC level with linearity of better than 1 millivolt. A on-board calibration signal aids in calibration prior to use. __ Designed by Dick Cappels
HF/VHF/UHF Test Oscillator - This test oscillator covers 16 MHz to 300 MHz in six bands, using varactor tuning. It has a high level output to drive a frequency meter and two sine wave outputs, one of which is 50 Ohms. This article was published in Croatian in infoelektronika magazine in June, 2012 (cooperatively) __ Designed by Dick Cappels
High Capacity Alternative to 9 Volt Battery - Get ten times the capacity of a 9 Volt battery to power your devices. __ Designed by REUK-Renewable Energy UK website
Indicates a Low battery - 02/03/14EDN-Design Ideas It may seem a bit counterintuitive to power on an LED when a battery is already low, but this Design Idea does it with aplomb __ Circuit Design by James Wood
Inductance meter for RF Inductors - needed a way to measure hand-wound RF inductors in my second lab, and since I would only be doing this occasionally, I didn't need anything fancy, and since once a friend finishes his AT90S1200-based design, I plan to make one myself, I figured I'd use this for less than a year, so I didn't want to invest __ Designed by Dick Cappels
In-Situ Battery Test Probe - This item describes a simple probe that allows in-situ AA and AAA battery voltage and current drain measurements without removing the cells from the holder. In use, the probe is simply pushed between the positive end of one cell and either the negative end of the adjacent cell or the battery holder terminal. The probe [?]|
LC Determination by Resonant Frequency Measurement ATtiny2313, AT90S2313 - A well known L/C measurement circuit is pressed into service to make a bare bones measurement circuit. __ Designed by Dick Cappels
Lead-Acid Battery Low Voltage Indicator - Lead-acid batteries should not be discharged below a certain voltage. Discharging a cell below about 1.8v and can often damage it, which will result in a lower amp-hour capacity. Large battery banks are critical in off-grid energy storage systems. One. . . Circuit by David A. Johnson P.E.-July, 2006
Lead-Acid Battery Monitor - This mini-project came about from building a garden shed. I decided to re-purpose an old UPS battery along with some spare halogen downlighters for illumination. But as I researched lead-acid technology, I decided that I needed something rather more sophisticated than a simple switch if I wanted the batteries to survive __ Designed by Mark Hennessy
LED 12 Volt Lead Acid Battery Meter - In the circuit above, a quad voltage comparator (LM339) is used as a simple bar graph meter to indicate the charge condition of a 12 volt, lead acid battery. A 5 volt reference voltage is connected|
LED Battery Condition Indicator - In the circuit below, a quad voltage comparator (LM339) is used as a simple bar graph meter to indicate the charge condition of a 12 volt, lead acid battery. A 5 volt reference voltage is connected to each of the (+) inputs of the four comparators and the (-) inputs are connected to successive points along a voltage divider. The LEDs __ Designed by Bill Bowden
LED Flasher Indicates Low Battery Condition - 01/02/97 EDN-Design Ideas Many portable electronic devices could benefit from a visual indication when their battery requires replacement. Typical low-battery indicators simply turn on an LED when the battery voltage drops below a certain value. Such circuits actually accelerate the battery's extinction by drawing excessive current. The circuit in Figure 1 draws a mere 1 m A in its standby mode and averages only 20 m A when activated. The low current imposes a minimal burden on any battery circuit. An off-the-shelf, undervoltage sensor IC(IC1) monitors the battery voltage-- __ Circuit Design by David Johnson, DiscoverCircuits.com
Lithium Battery Tester - I bought some lithium ion rechargeable batteries a while back. I was planning on using them to modify some solar powered LED spot lights. What I like about these new batteries is that they are the same size as a standard 1.5v alkaline AA cell . . . Hobby Circuit designed by David A. Johnson P.E.-February, 2012
Lithium Ion Battery Stack Monitor with Both Signal & Power Isolation - Software to communicate with the EVAL-CED1Z and AD7280A is provided with the AD7280A evaluation board package. Connection between the EVAL-CED1Z and the USB port of a PC is via a standard USB 2.0 connection cable that is provided as part of the EVAL-CED1Z package. , Getting Started Complete details of setting up the hardware and installing the software are contained in UG-252__ Analog Devices from the Lab
Little More Serious Frequency Meter/CounterATtiny2313, AT90S2313 - Maximum input frequency is specified to be 30 MHz in the multi-chip configuration, and in single-chip configuration, there are both 5 MHz and 10 Mhz versions operating with 10 and 20 MHz crystals, respectively. All versions have 9 1/2 digit resolution. I haveused __ Designed by Dick Cappels
LM3914 Battery Monitor - This circuit should be powered by its own battery, otherwise you might get an innacurate reading. hook the to-be-monitored battery to pin 5 of the chip. __ Designed by Andy Wilson
Low battery cut-off for a car or truck - Also acts as a Master On / Off Switch. NOW, Also a New P-Mos Version. Supplies Positive voltage to grounded devices. __ Designed by G.L. Chemelec
Low Battery Indicator - File contains several designs, please scroll to find this circuit. Here is a low battery indicator that flashes a lamp when the battery voltage falls below about 5 volts. The circuit draws about 25 microamps when not flashing so battery life is not significantly shortened by the circuit. The two 1 megohm resistors set the switching point at V/2 (plus a little due to the emitter-base diode drop) and when this voltage is above the zener voltage the circuit cannot turn on. When the battery voltage drops below 5 volts, the base voltage drops to 2.5 volts and the emitter can reach a voltage sufficient to turn on the PNP (2N4403 or similar). When the PNP conducts, the NPN also conducts dropping the voltage across the circuit even more and the circuit snaps on. When the 4.7 uF capacitor has discharged, the circuit turns off and the capacitor begins charging again. __ Contact: Charles Wenzel of Wenzel Associates, Inc.
Low Battery Indicator Ii - This circuit indicates the remaining battery life bAy varying the duty cycle and flash rate of an LED as the battery voltage decreases. In fact, the circuit actually indicates five battery conditions: (1) a steady glow assures indicates that the battery is healthy; (2) a 2Hz flicker (briefly off) indicates that the battery is starting|
Low Battery Monitor Delays System Shutdown - App Note #134__ Maxim Integrated
Low Voltage Battery Disconnects - Find out more about low voltage battery disconnect (LVD) circuitsused to protect batteries. __ Designed by REUK-Renewable Energy UK website
Low Voltage Indicator for Lead-Acid Battery - Lead-acid batteries should not be discharged below a certain voltage. Discharging a cell below about 1.8v and can often damage it, which will result in a lower amp-hour capacity. Large battery banks are critical in off-grid energy storage systems. One . . . Hobby Circuit designed by David A. Johnson P.E.-July, 2006
Low-Battery Detector Preregulates Input Voltage - 08/15/96 EDN-Design Ideas The circuit in Figure 1 uses the comparator and voltage reference of a low-battery detector to preregulate the input voltage. The circuit provIdeas an additional regulated voltage output at VOUT1 and significantly reduces the linear regulator's (VOUT2's) power dissipation. The two outputs (12V at 50 mA and 5V at 100 mA) are independent. __ Circuit Design by Khy Vijeh, Analog Devices Inc, Santa Clara, CA
Low-Battery Indicator has High-Efficiency - 05/03/01 EDN-Design Ideas The usual method for implementing the low-battery warning featured in most battery-operated equipment is to illuminate an LED. However, the LED exacerbates the low-battery condition. You can greatly reduce the LED's power consumption by operating it at a low frequency and a low duty cycle. __ Circuit Design by Joe Neubauer
Low-Battery Indicator Uses Fleapower - 4-Sep-03 EDN-Design Ideas It is always desirable to use a low-battery indicator that consumes as little power as possible. For a 9V, 450-mAhr alkaline battery, a 50-?A low-battery indicator can by itself run the battery down in a littlethan a year. Battery-powered devices that need to run continuously for a long time require battery indicators that consume minimal power __ Circuit Design by Yongping Xia, Navcom Technology, Redondo Beach, CA
Low-battery voltage cutoff consumes just 1 mA - 09/11/98 EDN-Design Ideas NOTE
: File has several circuits, please scroll to find this one. A low-battery voltage-cutoff circuit prevents overdischarge of a rechargeable battery. An obvious requirement of this circuit is extremely low power consumption. Figure 1a's simple circuit has a measured current consumption of approximately 1.2 mA and uses only two __ Circuit Design by Yongping Xia, Teldata Inc, Los Angeles, CA
Low-cost active load draws constant battery power - 04/13/00 EDN-Design Ideas Unlike nickel-metal-hydride and lithium-ion rechargeable batteries, the discharge voltage of alkaline batteries is not constant and tends to vary from 1.5 to 0.8V per cell. Alkaline-battery manufacturers specify the discharge life of their batteries under constant powerloads. Because of the varying discharge voltage, you can't simply connect a load resistor to the cells to verify or measure power profiles without incurring a lot of error in your measurements. The circuit in Figure 1draws a constant power from the battery pack. Thus, as the battery voltage decreases, the load current increases. A single potentiometer allows a user to set the desired wattage draw. The circuit is simple and inexpensive to build. __ Circuit Design by Doug Farra
LT1304: Micropower DC/DC Converter with Independent Low-Battery Detector - DN120 Design Notes__ Linear Technology/Analog Devices
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With heavy eyes, I read the same paragraph for the third time in a row. My last dose of caffeine was definitely wearing off. I needed to do something – anything – to push through and continue studying.
The White Dot Incident
When he came to the community at three years old, he established himself right away as 'individual' and 'decider'. The guide thought he was extraordinarily self-aware and self-defined, with a prodigious vocabulary and an adult-like presence. He had a head of blondish curls and a sprinkle of freckles across the bridge of his nose. He intense brown eyes peered out from his glasses with dark rims – somewhat the little professor in appearance. She liked him right away. She had long since found this "liking" to be the key to working with each and every child, regardless of the challenge she might find herself facing.
An Open Letter To New Elementary Parents
Soon enough our early elementary classrooms will be filling once again with children excited to begin the new school year. Among the happy faces will be those of the youngest children, those who are making the leap into the second plane of development and experiencing for the first time the elementary environment that we will have so carefully prepared for them. In all the excitement of welcoming the new children, let us not forget their parents – for their parents, too, may be new to the elementary and just as much in transition as their children.


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Creating a successful website requires a lot of planning and a good sense of aesthetics. Websites must be user-friendly and welcoming to ensure that a visitor remains captivated by the content and layout instead of exiting the site because of difficulty to use, a boring or unprofessional look, or simply lack of information. The person designing a website must ensure incorporation of all the factors which make a site attractive. The impression you generate when people are browsing through your site can lead to a successful visit. However, if not established strategically, your site will encourage a quick exit and a click on your competitor's site. When developing a new website, there are many factors that you should look into. These include the following:
Domain Name and URL
Many people do not comprehend the importance of choosing an appropriate domain name in order to improve their search engine rankings. For example, if you have a mobile website, your strategy should be to choose a URL like "mobilesonline.com" as compared to "companyname.com". Having meaningful keywords in your URL can play an important factor in your rankings.
Nothing is worse than a site that makes you have to work for the information you want. User-friendliness is the key to ensuring how long a visitor stays. If potential customers cannot easily find what they are looking for on your website, they will not think twice before moving on to the next one. Navigation should be smooth, understandable and quick
While designing the layout for your website it is very important to analyze how customers will proceed through the site. Everything must be clear, concise and easily accessible. On average, a user takes 8-seconds to decide whether or not he wants to stay on the site. That's not a lot of time to impress someone! If people do not find what they need during that time…they will leave and go elsewhere.
When determining the content of a website two things must be taken into consideration. One being what the customer wants to see and the other being content optimized with important keywords for search engines and also must be interesting and captivating enough to keep visitors onboard.
A good color scheme is the "cherry on top" when creating a website. Colors can, in less than a second, give off the exact kind of impression you wish to give to people. However, too much color can make it look busy and unwelcoming. Just the right amount means having no more than three to four colors.
Call to action
There are many methods to transform visitors into potential customers. These include having, for example, attractive buttons reading "start your free trial", "download now", "register yourself free", or "fill out this form". Engaging visitors is the ultimate goal for the website you develop.
The web is helpful in finding financial advisors who want to sell or buy a book of business in the industry. Read this article to learn more about the importance of utilizing the internet in professional networking.


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Just found your post, haven"t had to fix my "67 but the "67 through "72 are mostly the same, so here are the wiring diagrams. The wire from the sender to the gauge is orange, the other wire from gauge is green/black. I"ll keep an eye on this thread if you need more.
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